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Alzheimer’s disease is usually known for causing memory loss, confusion, and difficulty thinking clearly. However, scientists ...

The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

A Korean research team has developed a new viral vector technology that significantly improves the production efficiency of next-generation cell and gene therapies known as CAR immune cell therapies, ...

Researchers tested experimental PCAI compounds against pancreatic cancer cells and found they had powerful anticancer effects. One leading compound blocked more than 90% of cancer cell migration, ...

Engineered tissue grafts could help perform key liver functions and benefit thousands of people living with liver failure.

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

Kathleen Thomas, the adaptive athlete who documents her life with a limb difference on social media, got a surprise cake ...